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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes
Introduction
Part I: Reality
1. The Ascent from Mass Poverty
Ancient Mass Structural Poverty
The Rise of Capitalism
Divergence and Convergence in Per Capita Incomes
Mass Structural Poverty 1820–2000
2. The Global Spread of Well-Being
Life Expectancy
Per Capita Food Supply
Population and Technology
The Scientific Revolution and the Growth of Knowledge
Literacy and Education
Summary
3. Destitution, Conjunctural Poverty, and Income Transfers
Destitution
Conjunctural Poverty
Income Transfers and Poverty Alleviation
Two Rival Philosophies
Public vs. Private Transfers
Political Economy of Transfer States
Policy Implications
International Transfers
4. Political Economy
Classificatory Schema
Crisis and Reform
Political Habits
Part 2: Myths
5. The Numbers Game
6. Statistical Snake Oil
Causality
Instrumental Variables
Natural Experiments
Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
Economics Is Not Like Physics
The Logic of Comparative Studies
Cross-Country Regressions
Conclusion
7. Theoretical Curiosities
Poverty Traps
The Big Push, “New” Trade Theory, and Industrial Policy
Conclusion
8. Micro Everything
Project Evaluation
Experiments
Household Surveys and the Lives of the Poor
The Informal Sector and Microfinance
9. Saving Africa
A Marshall Plan for Africa?
Medical Interventions and Aid Vouchers
The Chinese Are Coming
Conclusions
10. Global Warming
The Science
The Economics
Ethics
Politics
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
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